Improvement in marsh-shoes



G. 0.1BERGLAND.

MARSH SHOE.

No.185,718. y Patented Dec.26,18'76.

@n-Ina UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUNDER O. BERGLAND, OF DEERFIELD, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN MARSH-SHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 185,7l8, dated December26, 1876; application led August 7, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, GUNDER O. BERGLAND, of Deerfield, State of Wisconsin,have invented a Marsh-Shoe for Horses, of which the following is aspecification:

The object of my invention in marsh-shoes is to make them light and moreeasy for the horse to travel; also, to attach and detach them atpleasure without binding the hoof so as to injure it by contraction, inthe manner I now proceed to illustrate.

Figure l is a top view of my marsh-shoe attached to a common horseshoe,as when Worn by the horse, (the foot not being shown.) Fig. 2 is a viewof Fig. l turned bottom side up.

B is the rim or edge of the shoe. C, C, C3, and C2 are bars placedcrosswise and riveted to the curved bar B, the bar U2 forming the heelof the shoe. The bars C1 Cl, one end of which is round, are rivetedfirmly into bar C2, and the opposite ends riveted to bar B. They arealso riveted to bar C3, as shown in both figures. D is a curved clasp,both ends of which are riveted to cross-bar C. The center, rising on acurve, inclines forward toward the toe. E is a brace, one end of whichis riveted to clasp D at the top of the curve, and the other end tocurved bar B at the toe. Bar C3 is formed at the center for thereception of the end of screw G, while the opposite end has its bearingin bar C2. The center of slip-bar F forms a nut, through which screw Grworks. rIhe round portion of bars C1 C1 forms guiderods, upon which theslip-bar F is placed, and is forced forward and back by screw G, asshown. Upon the upper edge of bar F, at each end, is a thin flange,which projects forward toward the toe of the shoe, while through theends of the bar F are placed rings H H. The back end of screw Gr is madesquare to be turned with a wrench. The toe of the shoe is curved up alittle to make it more easy for the horse to travel. Now, to attach itto the foot of the horse, A represents the common shoe, with the toeplaced under the clasp D, the clasp rising high enough for the receptionof the toe of the hoof, while the heel of shoe A is clasped by slip-barF and held by screw G, forcing it forward until shoe A comes in contactwith clasp D on each side, thereby relieving the hoof from any pressureor liability to spring the shoe and contract the hoof. If necessary atany time, a strap may be placed in the rings H H and buckled over thetop of the foot.

It will be observed that the flanges upon the ends of slip-bar F, whenclasping the shoe A, come above the heel-corks, which makes it perfectlysure to hold as long as shoe A remains upon the foot of the horse. Thebrace E serves to strengthen the shoe, which can be made so light that ahorse can work without any difficulty upon marsh land.

Having fully described the construction, operation, and purposes of myinvention, what l claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In marsh-slices, clasp D and brace E, when operating in combinationwith bar F and screw G, substantially as described, for the purposespecified.

2. A skeleton shoe composed of curved and straight bars, substantiallyas described, in combination with the clasp D, brace E, screw G, and barF, as described, for the purpose ispeciiedl

